One of the key men behind Donald Trump’s transition to power is a 35-year-old real estate mogul, businessman and publisher called Jared Kushner. Trump: transition is going 'so smoothly' despite reports of disorder – politics live Read moreDuring the latter stages of the campaign it was Kushner who effectively functioned as Trump’s campaign manger. On Friday, New Jersey governor Chris Christie was abruptly sacked as head of the transition team and replaced with Trump’s vice-president-elect, Mike Pence. As Trump and Barack Obama met privately at the White House last week, Kushner strolled the mansion’s South Lawn, deep in conversation with Obama’s chief of staff. Like Trump, Kushner has never had a formal role in government, but he now appears set to be more important than many who do.

Source: The Guardian November 16, 2016 18:00 UTC